Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant to work on a nearly $42 million sonar-system order from the U.S. Navy

SALINA — The U.S. Navy is seeking nearly $42 million in sonar systems from Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina.

The $41.9 million order is a modification to a previously awarded contract, exercising options for the production of TB-37 multi-function towed array, according to the website of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

The contract calls for production units, accessories, and shipping products, and the performance of engineering services.

Besides the U.S. Navy purchase, the contract also includes foreign military sales to Japan.

“We are pleased to continue to support the U.S. Navy and our allies with this important Anti- Submarine Warfare capability. Our acoustic sensors team in Syracuse is committed to bringing reliable, innovative systems to our customers and ensuring that warfighters have the sophisticated tools they need to complete their missions,” Tom Digan, director of the acoustic sensors and surface ASW programs at Lockheed Martin, said in an email statement that the company forwarded to CNYBJ.

Besides the Salina plant, Lockheed Martin workers in Millersville, Maryland and Marion, Massachusetts will also contribute to the work, which should be complete by September 2019, according to the DOD website.

The sonar-contract award comes just over two months after the U.S. Army awarded the Salina plant of Lockheed Martin a nearly $1.6 billion contract for the AN/TP-Q-53 radar system, or, Q-53.

The Bethesda, Maryland–based defense contractor said the award represented the “largest contract in Lockheed Martin Syracuse history.”